According to Chris Hunter from Worldwide Sportsman, recent mild temperatures have waters warming and snook ready to spawn. Fish in the 20-30 pound range are being caught at night on shrimp, live bait and artificials in the inlets from Jupiter to Miami.
On the beaches, jacks in the 5-15 pound range are gobbling spoons and live bait.
The canals remain consistent for peacock bass, largemouth and an occasional snook. Tamiami (C4), Black Creek (C1) and the C-100 series are all good bets.
Offshore, dolphin are in greater numbers. Sailfish are also turning more active. They are following cold fronts, while marlins up to 500 lbs. have shown up on deep drop-offs in the keys.
Captain Rich Smith reports catching “tons” of trout, ladyfish, jacks and mangrove snapper in the backcountry areas of Whitewater Bay. Drifting live ladyfish on a 4/0 circle hook with a ½ ounce egg sinker has been effective for grouper up to 40 lbs in Middle Cape and Little Shark River.
Fishing in Biscayne Bay has improved over the last week and should only continue to do so in the near future. Nice schools of bonefish have been moving through Midnight Pass and Arsenicker Key on incoming tides and a few permit have been hanging around Petrol Point, outside of Elliot Key.
It’s just a matter of time before the tarpon fishing really gets going.
Check back every Wednesday for a new report and make sure to listen to Chris Hunter on the Florida Sportsman radio show on 1080 AM Saturday mornings at 7am.-Tee Clarkson
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